The AAWG is composed of Ministers of Aboriginal Affairs from all provinces and territories and Leaders from five National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs): the Assembly of First Nations, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami,

The First Nations Development Fund (FNDF) Grant Program is an Alberta government lottery grant program available exclusively to First Nations in Alberta. It is supported by a portion of revenues from government-owned slot machines located in First Nations casinos in Alberta.